Cat 6 wire

[Guest_imported]

Does cat 6 wire connect the same as cat 5 can I use cat 5 wall plates or is there a cat 6 wall plate?

 

[MasterRacker]

The actual pinout will be the same but you want to use CAT6 rated plugs, jacks and patch panels because the electical characteristics will be different. CAT6 is not just a wire rating, it's a rating for the entire system.
Jeff
I haven't lost my mind - I know it's backed up on tape somewhere ....

 

[NSE]

Just to add to that last point, you'll want to make sure that you buy the from the same manufacture. CAT 6 is not a standard yet, every company is doing their own thing...

Mixing and match certain CAT 6 componants can cause worst performance than using CAT 5e

 

[Guest_imported]

does anyone have the pinout for a cat6 crossover cable?
need to connect 2 1000BaseT uplinks....

thanks - Hardy

 

[Guest_imported]

No,

Physically, the connector (RJ45) looks the same but electrically, it's very different. If you put any CAT 5 or CAT 5E (enhanced CAT 5) into a CAT 6 system, the performance will drop and you'll get nothing but problems. At this point in time, you can't even mix and match CAT 6 componants from various vendors!! In some cases the same vendor will have two or more CAT 6 solutions that are not compatible!!!! So if you need to replace a CAT 6 wall plate, verify the vendor and the model number and order the exact item or a suitable replacement.

hope this helps!